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Management and accountability

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The path to environmental excellence requires attention to detail to track progress and maintain accountability. Third-party standards, such as those put forward by the International Organization for Standardization, can help by providing objective targets and points of comparison with other like-minded organizations.

Management and accountability goal

By 2025, we will meet international standards (ISO 14001) for environmental management at all of our hospitals.

Our current progress:

Piloting of ISO 14001 is underway at 2 hospitals in order to test initial implementation methods and share learnings with other hospitals.

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Solar panels atop the parking garage at Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center in Hillsboro, OR.
September 23, 2019

Study: Large companies are addressing climate change

Reducing carbon emissions makes business sense because climate change impacts …
Kaiser Permanenete Alton/Sand Canyon Medical Offices in Irvine, CA.
September 6, 2019

Kaiser Permanente earns EPA green energy award

Nation’s top environmental regulator recognizes Kaiser Permanente’s commitment …
Practice Greenhealth 2019 Environmental Excellence Award Winner logo
May 29, 2019

Creating a healthy, sustainable future for all

Kaiser Permanente receives 10 Environmental Excellence Awards, with Washington …
Kaiser Permanente logo on blue background
May 9, 2019

Honored as Outstanding Corporate Sustainer

EarthShare Georgia recognizes Kaiser Permanente for supporting environmental …
Woman selecting lemons at a farmers market standing next to man selecting leeks
April 18, 2019

How to eat for your health — and the planet’s

Simple and healthy suggestions you can incorporate into your meal planning.
Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center chooses more environmentally friendly anesthetic gases used in surgery to reduce its carbon footprint.
February 15, 2019

Going green in the OR

Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center chooses more environmentally …
Smoggy city view
January 18, 2019

Health care creates a tenth of US greenhouse gas emissions. That has to …

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Cara Short, executive director, AccesSurf, and Yvette Torres, director of Environmental Services, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
January 10, 2019

Donating $10,000 to AccessSurf Hawaii in honor of employee volunteer

Recognition celebrates Kaiser Permanente’s 60th anniversary in Hawaii.
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